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Best Parts, Inc.
Company and Product Information
Corporate Office:
Best Parts, Inc.
Memphis, TN, 38103
Armored AutoGroup is a consumer products company consisting primarily of Armor All® and STP® brands, two highly recognizable brands in the automotive aftermarket appearance products and performance chemicals/additives categories, and the market-leading A/C PRO® brand in the do-it-yourself automotive air conditioner recharge category. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., a global and diversified consumer products company acquired Armored AutoGroup Parent Inc. (Armored AutoGroup) from Avista Capital Partners for $1.4 billion in May 2015.
STP
SYN High Mileage
SAE 5W-30 Full Synthetic Motor Oil
Product: STP SYN High Mileage Full Synthetic
Viscosity Grade: SAE 5W-30
Labeled: API SN/ILSAC GF-5
Manufactured for and Distributed by Best Parts, Inc., Memphis, TN
Purchased at: Edison, NJ
Date of purchase: 3/12/2018
Test Results and Assessment:
The results of the tests conducted on this sample meet the SAE J300 specifications for the SAE Viscosity Grade listed on the product label, and are consistent with the listed API Service Categories.
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Note1: Although laboratory tests alone cannot be used to establish if engine oil meets an API Service Category, they can be used to determine if it doesn't. Note2: The specification for cold cranking viscosity includes only a maximum value; the minimum value shown in the “standard” area of the chart is truncated for illustrative purposes.
| PHYSICAL TESTS (click for test details) - a | Standard | STP SYN High Mileage |
| TBN, mg KOH/g (ASTM D2896) | 7.17 | |
| Viscosity @ 100ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 9.3 to <12.5 | 10.87 |
| Viscosity @40ºC, cSt (ASTM D445) | 62.45 | |
| Viscosity Index (ASTM D2270) | 167 | |
| Viscosity @-30ºC mPa s (cP) (ASTM D5293) | 6,600 Max | 5,083 |
| Volatility, mass % loss, 1 hr, @ 250ºC (ASTM D5800) | 15 Max -c | 10.8 |
| ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS (click for test details) - a, b | ||
| Additives | ||
| Calcium, ppm | 1,960 | |
| Magnesium, ppm | 16 | |
| Phosphorus, ppm | 600 to 800 -d | 779 |
| Zinc, ppm | 844 | |
| Molybdenum, ppm | 43 | |
| Barium, ppm | <1 | |
| Boron, ppm | 198 | |
| Silicon, ppm | 4 | |
| Potassium, ppm | <5 | |
| Manganese, ppm | <1 | |
| Titanium, ppm | <1 | |
| Copper, ppm | <1 | |
| Sodium, ppm | <5 | |
| Vanadium, ppm | <1 | |
| Contaminants | ||
| Silver, ppm | <1 | |
| Aluminum, ppm | <1 | |
| Chromium, ppm | <1 | |
| Iron, ppm | <1 | |
| Nickel, ppm | <1 | |
| Lead, ppm | <1 | |
| Antimony, ppm | <1 | |
| Tin, ppm | <1 | |
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